My dearest 2.5 year old Sausage Dog Oliver grew up on a farm for the first year. now he lives with me in cape Town and he is a nightmare when he sees people in the park or walking past. He runs after them (or dogs) and goes straight for the legs (or tail). He might try nip and then runs away. He hates it when people run (joggers). He is really a sweet dog to people he knows. When people come into my home, I tell them to ignore him and after time he will be fine with them. Just hate it cause I avoid areas where there are people or dogs :(

Hi. I am assuming Oliver has been neutered as this definately makes a difference. You need to start positively associating all the things he does not like, like joggers, with nice, yummy things, like roast chicken. As soon as a jogger approaches (Oliver will be on a leash), offer him the chicken before he reacts to the jogger. Do this as often as possible and try not to avoid all the "scary" places but overdose him with them. Never walk straight into a situation, walking head on into another dog, for a dog is as if the other dog is challenging him so curve around the other dog. Try and do this for about 2 weeks, if no improvement, please give me a shout as I should be able to help you in a session.